Colour: Light golden brown, that bleaches silver grey in the sun after 6 months or so. Option of easy staining.
Description: New Baltic or Scottish softwood pine, ACQ treated (pressure treated) rather than tar or creosote treated. Square edged, light, easy to cut/drill. See pictures below.
Comment: A very popular railway sleeper, for those wanting a crisp clean neat landscaping look, with the option of staining. Simplicity of stacking and construction. Can look very architectural. Popular for steps, walls, decking, ponds & no creosote zones.
Weight: The lightest of railway sleepers to lift. Approx 100lb (45 kilos) for a 2.4m length. Easiest for carrying into position (e.g. the back of a garden). You'll still ideally need two people.
Cutting: Quite easy. You can use a circular saw / chainsaw / or even bowsaw to cut these railway sleepers.
Attaching / Fixing: Timberlok will screw easily through these without a pilot hole, using most drills.